Governor's Property Tax Task Force
Overview
Background
On January 11, 2024, Governor Gianforte signed Executive Order No. 1-2024 creating the Governor's Property Tax Task Force. The Governor charged the task force with providing recommendations to reform the property tax system and reduce the burden of property taxes on taxpayers. The bipartisan task force will meet regularly and provide recommendations in a written report to the Governor in August 2024. Recommendations will focus on measures the Legislature can consider and the Governor can sign into law.
For current meeting information, links, and materials, visit the Meeting Calendar and Materials accordion below.
| Type | Date | Time | Location | Materials |
| Property Tax Task Force | Monday, April 22, 2024 | 1:00 - 4:00 pm |
Join via Zoom |
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| Local Government Subcommittee | Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Join via Zoom |
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| Tax Fairness Subcommittee | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Join via Zoom Webinar ID: 851 5530 1938 Passcode: 085200 Telephone: (206) 337 9723 |
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| Local Government Subcommittee | Thursday, April 4, 2024 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Join via Zoom |
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| Education Subcommittee | Wednesday, April 3, 2024 | 9:00 am |
Join via Zoom |
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| Property Tax Task Force | Monday, March 18, 2024 | 1:00 pm |
Join via Zoom |
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| Local Goverment Subcommittee | Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | 1:00 pm |
Join via Zoom |
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| Tax Fairness/Equity Subcommittee | Monday, March 4, 2024 | 9:00 am |
Join via Zoom |
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| Education Subcommittee | Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 1:00 pm |
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| Property Tax Task Force | Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | 10:00 AM |
State Capitol Building, or Join via Zoom |
| Name | Affiliation |
| Ryan Osmundson | Director of Office of Budget and Program Planning and task force chair |
| Hon. Greg Hertz | State Senator (R, Polson) |
| Hon. Tom McGillvray | State Senator (R, Billings) |
| Hon. Shane Morigeau | State Senator (D, Missoula) |
| Hon. David Bedey | State Representative (R, Hamilton) |
| Hon. Dave Fern | State Representative (D, Whitefish) |
| Hon. Llew Jones | State Representative (R, Conrad) |
| Brendan Beatty | Director, Department of Revenue |
| Manish Bhatt | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for State Tax Policy at the Tax Foundation |
| Kendall Cotton | President and CEO, Frontier Institute |
| Errol Galt | Commissioner, Meagher County |
| Pam Holmquist | Commissioner, Flathead County |
| Jeremy Horpedahl, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Economics and Director of Arkansas Center for Research in Economics, University of Central Arkansas |
| Dwaine Iverson | Board Member, Montana Taxpayers Association; CPA |
| Cyndi Johnson | President, Montana Farm Bureau Federation |
| Sean Logan | Commissioner, City of Helena |
| Lance Melton | Executive Director, Montana School Boards Association |
| Gordon Oelkers | Commissioner, Roosevelt County |
| Todd O'Hair | President and CEO, Montana Chamber of Commerce |
| Justn Ross, Ph.D. | Professor of Economics and Public Finance, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University; co-editor-in-chief of Public Budgeting & Finance |
| DJ Smith | President, Montana Association of Realtors |
| Sandra Vasecka | Council Member, City of Missoula |
| Ronda Wiggers | Montana State Director, National Federation of Independent Business |
